**Ten Yemeni soldiers are feared dead after a helicopter crash in Saada, a Shia insurgent stronghold in the mountainous north of the country.**An unnamed official told Reuters news agency that the crash had been caused by a technical fault, adding: “The 10 soldiers are believed to be killed.”
The government has fought Shia rebels in the region on and off since 2004.
Last week, a gun battle broke out between the two sides just hours after a ceasefire had been declared.